The statistic shows the contribution of wives' earnings to family income in married couple households in the United States from 1990 to 2018, by median percent. In 2018, the median contribution of wives' earnings to family income was at 37.5 percent.
Contribution of wives' earnings to family income in married couple households in the United States from 1990 to 2018
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (April 21, 2021). Contribution of wives' earnings to family income in married couple households in the United States from 1990 to 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 02, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/244204/contribution-of-wives-earnings-to-family-income-in-the-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Contribution of wives' earnings to family income in married couple households in the United States from 1990 to 2018." Chart. April 21, 2021. Statista. Accessed July 02, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/244204/contribution-of-wives-earnings-to-family-income-in-the-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2021). Contribution of wives' earnings to family income in married couple households in the United States from 1990 to 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 02, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/244204/contribution-of-wives-earnings-to-family-income-in-the-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Contribution of Wives' Earnings to Family Income in Married Couple Households in The United States from 1990 to 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Apr 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/244204/contribution-of-wives-earnings-to-family-income-in-the-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Contribution of wives' earnings to family income in married couple households in the United States from 1990 to 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/244204/contribution-of-wives-earnings-to-family-income-in-the-us/ (last visited July 02, 2022)